Every February, the Global Foundation convenes a ‘State of the World’ Roundtable, bringing together a carefully selected group of distinguished global citizens to discuss some of the world’s most substantial issues and help shape pathways towards ‘cooperative globalisation’ that is transformative, fair, inclusive and prosperous. Part Two continued the momentum from Part One, focusing on …
For the fifth consecutive year, the Global Foundation convened its ‘State of the World’ Roundtable, bringing together a carefully selected group of distinguished global citizens to discuss some of the world’s most substantial issues and help shape pathways towards ‘cooperative globalisation’ that is transformative, fair, inclusive and prosperous. The focus of the roundtable discussions was …
AGM & Annual Report, 2024 On 10 December, the Foundation conducted its Annual General Meeting in an online format. Please find here the Annual Report for 2024, in visual form, with links to various topics. Ms Louise Watson, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation, made remarks to the AGM, which may be read below. Chairman’s remarks …
On Wednesday 6 November 2024, the Global Foundation brought together a distinguished group of its supporters for a second Australian National Energy Transition roundtable in Melbourne, Sydney and online. The discussions underscored the urgency of stepping up Australia’s efforts and highlighted the nation’s capacity to play a pivotal global role, reiterating many of the key …
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Rome Roundtable 2024Louise Watson – Opening Remarks One of the key pillars of the Foundation’s project is hope. Climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss are topics that often invite negativity, and with good reason. Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity and the greatest challenge of our lifetime. But rather than simply …
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Rome Roundtable 2024Steve Howard – Opening remarks We are living through an unusual, perhaps exceptional, moment in modern history. Pope Francis says ‘this feels more like the end of an epoch rather than just the end of an era’. We are facing the existential question: what is it that humanity must change in order to …
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Australian Prime Minister lends support to our work, ahead of Rome Roundtable Ahead of our Rome Roundtable meeting from 16-19 June, the Foundation was delighted to receive a letter of support from Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Anthony Albanese. Along with an Audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis and the participation of 50 distinguished global figures, …
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Speech by Steve Howard at the Beijing Mission 2024 “Thank you, Henry, and thank you to you and Mabel for the outstanding job in organising CCG and bringing together such an impressive forum. I’m honoured to be here and to have heard such wisdom already, and I should do more listening, I think, as we …
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Australia’s Sustainable Future – National Energy Transition Roundtable Program details On Thursday, 16 May 2024, the Global Foundation convened a roundtable discussion focused on Australia’s national energy transition and sustainable infrastructure. The roundtable was kindly hosted by Mr Jim Giannopoulos, newly appointed Global CEO of Foundation Partner GHD, and featured contributors including Dr Mark Cutifani CBE, …
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‘Seeking Consensus, Promoting Certainties’ Remarks by Steve Howard, Secretary General of the Global Foundation, in attendance at the 6th International Forum on Strategy and Security Hosted by the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, Beijing – 27 March 2024 ‘Seeking Consensus, Promoting Certainties’ Remarks by Steve Howard, Secretary General of the Global Foundation, …
UN Endorses ‘Shaping Global Governance, Climate and Nature’ project, 29th February 2024 The Global Foundation launched its ‘Shaping agreement on global governance, climate and nature‘ project on 29 February during Part Two of the ‘State of the World’ roundtable which featured UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed and highlighted the urgent need for reform to the existing systems …
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